CALLS have been made for more CCTV cameras to help catch fly-tippers in the worst-hit area of the city – where the blight has risen year-on-year.

A report on cleaner and greener streets due to be heard at Bradford East Area Committee on Thursday says incidents of fly-tipping have risen, although littering is down.

The report also reveals Bradford Council has earned just £16,560 from fly-tipping, dog fouling and other waste offence prosecutions in Bradford East since January 2016.

In the second quarter of 2017, from April to July, there were 674 reports of fly-tipping in Bradford East, up by 33 from the same period last year.

The Bowling and Barkerend ward was the worst hit with 179 reports – almost two reports a day – followed by Little Horton with 165.

Councillor Brendan Stubbs (Lib Dem, Eccleshill) said he would be asking for more cameras to try and catch fly-tippers in the act.

He said: “They aren’t working as a deterrent but hopefully more cameras will help us catch people and get prosecutions.”

He highlighted Fagley Road, Eccleshill swimming pool and railway embankments in the ward as fly-tipping hotspots.

Bolton and Undercliffe saw the fewest reports during the three-month period with 29, a reduction from 49 in 2016.

The report adds that Bradford East has the highest rate of fly-tipping in the district, but it is not clear why the number of call-outs vary widely between wards.

However, the number of street cleansing requests to the Council in the constituency reduced from 356 in April to July 2016, to 312 this year, with requests to clear litter away dropping by almost 50.

The report says this is a “significant reduction”, and highlights litter reports halving in Bradford Moor as a notable improvement.

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Last year, almost 40 per cent of streets in Little Horton were judged to fall below the minimum standard for cleanliness, but this year the figure has been reduced to 12 per cent.

Constituency-wide, the percentage of streets judged as unacceptable has reduced from 22 per cent last year to eight per cent this year.

Cllr Stubbs said the improvement was down to new litter-picking crews starting work, and residents taking action to keep neighbourhoods clean.